Purpose. A study of the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors among men in the medical clinic of a major clinical hospital in Krasnoyars
Purpose. A study of the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors among men in the medical clinic of a major clinical hospital in Krasnoyarsk. Materials and methods. Materials and methods. 251 men of medical workers aged 20 to 77 years were examined. The survey included questionnaires, clinical, instrumental, and functional and laboratory research methods. Results. According to research, the prevalence of CVD risk factors observed as often as in other studies among health care workers conducted in various regions of the Russian Federation. Among the men surveyed health workers 19% were diagnosed with obesity, family history was 49.0%, the proportion of medical workers, daily tobacco users was 48.8%, with varying frequency consume alcoholic drinks the 61.8% of patients. According to the results of a study among male health workers identified high risk of cardiovascular complications, especially for indicators of very high risk where the possibility of complications in the next ten years is more than 30%. Conclusion. Despite the relatively high professional awareness, identified close to the population, high prevalence of major cardiovascular risk factors among male health workers of a major hospital of the city of Krasnoyarsk. Men, health workers, exposed to Smoking, alcohol abuse, many are overweight and obese. The obtained data on the prevalence of risk factors among male health workers identify the need to actively identify them among the cardiovascular risk factors and increased attention to this category of persons in the course of the examination.
